English Explanatory Dictionary

Messias

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Messiah.

Pronunciation

/məˈsaɪ.əs/

Word forms

Messias

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīās English Messias From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

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